We love us some Proof and 21C but let’s not pretend that proof is the best place to eat in all of Louisville. [Zagat]

Gregory O’Bryan, the guy accused of killing Andrew Compton, is due in court for a pre-trial hearing today at 8:45 A.M. [What Happened To Andrew?]

Wow. We thought the mainstream could do better than a whitewash when it came to Bud Shart… Schardein. But, uh, nope, obviously not. Wow wow wow. [C-J/AKN]

This is also how the story is being told on local television stations. Three sentences that mentions nothing of the scandal, nothing of that $200,000 bonus for being corrupt, nothing of the problems the city faces. Wow. [WAVE3]

Oh, wait, here’s a four sentence story about Schardein’s “retirement” from the Metro Sewer District. [WLKY]

Fortunately, there are a few media outlets in Louisville that won’t let the city forget what really went down with that scandal. [WFPL]

Do America’s infrastructure problems go beyond crumbling roads and bridges? [HuffPo]

On a scale of 1 to Greg Fischer on the day he gets to leave office, how excited are you that Time Warner has been given the go-ahead to purchase Insight Communications? [FOX41]

Publisher of A Kentucky Newspaper, Arnold Garson, is retiring on March 2. You knew this was just a temporary dumping ground for him. Did he even bother putting Kentucky plates on his vehicle? [Deep Newspaper Thoughts]

The head of Metro Parks got to drive drunk in a city vehicle and still kept his job. So why should we expect little issues involving metal detectors to be resolved with ease? That department is at least as screwed up as Metro Animal Services. [WHAS11]

There was a giant drug bust in Jack Conway’s backyard this week, right as he started talking again about how he’s cut off the pill supply from Florida. [Page One]

The Bourbon Women Association is apparently a thing and it has some sort of $25 event series coming up. It’s bourbon, so we obviously had to mention it. [Business First]

Metro Animal Services is a literal disaster zone.

Public Works is a mess.

Metro Parks is run by a guy who decided to drive drunk in a taxpayer-funded vehicle.

The head EMS guy is in Louisville so infrequently no one knows what he looks like.

But he has time to promote a meaningless online poll for a magazine:

Yep. Getting things done the Louisville way. Promoting a magazine poll on Twitter instead of solving the city’s budget crisis.

We’re all for Louisville pride but come on. Louisville is about as southern as Portland, Oregon. (Even though we have better food than all of those cities)

Click here to read all about it.

Contained a couple of his favorite recipes and lots of Pitino nostalgia.

But we noticed a glaring omission…

No recipe for skank on a plank!

Confusion abounds. Guess dry heaving needed to be avoided at all costs.

Greg Fischer is supposed to be on the radio at 1:00 today. What should they ask him? [Twitter]

America’s water and sewer systems are so screwed up that they’re going to kill us all, forever, with the poverty. [WaPo]

Oh, wait, sorry, we spoke too soon. Here’s another big water main break in Louisville. [WHAS11]

Remember when your paper was white washing Greg Fischer’s early history? Funny watching him “apologize” for yet another trash service ruh ro moment. And yet another moment of making excuses for not brining the streets. [Deep Fischer Thoughts]

THIS is why Louisville can have nice things. 100% why. Go read it and then enjoy it. [C-J/AKN]

Papaw Beshear is going to sit down with hospital officials to figure out a way for private companies to suck down more state tax dollars. [FOX41]

There is a restaurant on East Market called Taco Punk. You will probably go eat there. Because it has a super-hipster name. [Consuming Louisville]

The family who escaped an explosion in Okolona met with LG&E to try to protect others. Hopefully that never happens again? [WAVE3]

Former Lexington Mayor Pam Miller has been named chairman of the postsecondary education council. [Business First]

What was that, again, about Democrats being tax and spend? Dan Seum is all about tolls on bridges and roads in Louisville. Somehow, these seems ripe for a joke about his daughter living in Indiana. [More WHAS11]

We post a story about ongoing problems at Louisville Metro Animal Services. Then tons of people chime in expressing similar experiences. But everything is puppies and rainbows for Greg Fischer. He solved all the LMAS problems with Sadia Reynolds and Justin Scally, amen, praise jeebus, the city is saved. Oh, what, this isn’t A Kentucky Newspaper? Sorry. [The 'Ville Voice]

The editorial board wasn’t satisfied with helping Greg Fischer white wash his entire first year in office – and they can’t believe Ed Hart caught them with their pants down – so they referred to him as “Ken Hart” instead of Ed. Not a typo, not a mistake, he’s absolutely no stranger to them. Purposeful. [C-J/AKN]

This is the creepiest story you will read all week. Hands-down. What a terror. [FOX41]

Apparently, no one in Southeastern Kentucky pays attention to how these things fail. Charging a subscriber fee for protection from a fire department? Wow. [H-L]

Here’s more of that famous Greg Fischer Transparency. This one likely won’t surprise you at all. [The 'Ville Voice]

What this story doesn’t tell you is that Jim Mims’ office lead Curt Morrison and others to believe tens would be removed prior to issuing a new permit and could provide no solid answers until the press started digging. [C-J/AKN]

It’s been just a little more than three months since a fight turned deadly at a Germantown festival. WAVE 3 continues to look into the Gary Muncy case. [WAVE3]

Louisville’s parking folks finally get it and are testing out fancy new parking meters that accept paper cash and credit cards. [Broken Sidewalk]

You can vote in this magazine thing about the tastiest city in the south, even though Louisville isn’t in the south. Because, well, why not? [Consuming Louisville]

THE PIG FLU IS COMING FOR YOU AGAIN! Better alert meemaw so she can freak out all over town. [WHAS11]

If redistricting in Kentucky fails, there’s next to no way on earth that John Yarmuth will hold on to his seat in Congress. Because he can’t win a statewide election. [Ryan Alessi]

Industrial hemp in Kentucky? Don’t hold your breath. Frankfort freaks out when it hears the word “hemp” – no matter the context. [WFPL]

The New York Times knows what’s important and this Christmas it was focused on Kentucky bourbon. Though, don’t go ruining it with things like apple brandy or a cinnamon stick, wtf. Glad to see Maker’s 46 getting some mainstream attention. [NYT]

NuLu is getting some major love from an EPA grant and will receive a neighborhood design consultation. [Press Release]

A whopping 16 people have applied to take Robert White’s position as chief of the Louisville Metro Police Department. [FOX41]

The Associated Press piece about the applicants is apparently such a big deal that it was also published in the Herald-Leader. [H-L]

We’re still shocked that no one tried to shine green lasers at Santa Claus over the weekend. [C-J/AKN]

Merry Christmas! Someone got killed in Old Louisville over night. Great way for their family to round out the holidays. [WAVE3]

The Humana Foundation gave $200,000 to eight Louisville nonprofit organizations. Center for Women and Families, Coalition for the Homeless, ElderServe, The Healing Place, St. John Center, St. Vincent De Paul Society, Volunteers of America, Wellspring. [Business First]

Louisville on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day is a lot like Any Small Town, USA on Friday at 5:00 P.M. Everything is closed and the world nearly comes to an end. [Consuming Louisville]

Don’t forget that not everyone has it as good as you. Around 600 meals were served at the Salvation Army Center of Hope on Christmas. [WHAS11]

Jim Ramsey’s massive pay raise – from $478,939 to $600,000 – just his base pay – got comfortably hidden in a Friday afternoon news dump. [WLKY]

Our phones exploded all weekend with calls about the Metro Sewer District and Gerald Neal. We had no idea how widespread the corruption was or how badly people were pissed. [Page One]

Despite a petition from the president of the Louisville Metro Council, the city is still pursuing its lawsuit against the LIFE Institute. [WFPL]

Are the arena bonds about to be downgraded? Because that good be a very bad thing. [Bond Buyer]

The truth about the Keystone XL pipeline? Doesn’t look like the McConnell-Republican claim of jobs is based in reality. [HuffPo]

This is truly the American way. Presiding over and knowing about the theft of millions of millions of tax dollars and getting rewarded with bonuses and raises worth millions. [The 'Ville Voice]

Gasoline prices jumped a whopping 40 cents over night and Jack Conway isn’t batting an eye. Price gouging? What? [WAVE3]

Basically, no business in Frankfort get handled until after the Kentucky Chamber day on January 5. [Business First]

The entire community – or, just the few people in town who even know there’s a bridges debacle going on – are foaming about the Drumanard Estate’s historic status. [FOX41]

Occupy Louisville is pushing a discussion on homelessness. It’s fitting, since Greg Fischer doesn’t see it fit to allow even those without homes to sleep in tents in the dead of winter. Are we still pretending that Founder’s Square park is ever used by anybody for any reason? [WFPL]

Evicting the Occupy folks downtown is sure to end on a really positive note, right? Because it’s ended so well in so many other cities. [WLKY]

Absolutely nothing could be bad about this. White Castle is considering selling beer and wine in some markets. [WHAS11]

Yesterday Rand Paul and his wife had some really upbeat and happy holiday thoughts (?) for you. Check the awkward video out. [Page One]

This is a good thing, right? Ramsi Kamar is building an organic farm to provide tasty goods. [Broken Sidewalk]

Aww, how sad. Greater Clark County Schools won’t renew Stephen Daeschner’s contract. The man who wreaked havoc in Louisville won’t get his sweet payday after all. [C-J/AKN]

Seems like there are a lot of commonalities between Louisville’s Metro Sewer District and the Kentucky Retirement Systems. And a whole lot of corrupt financial shenanigans. [The 'Ville Voice]

Don’t worry, there’s nothing to see here with the “resignation” of this social services commissioner in Frankfort. [H-L]

You can’t even go to the Bashford Manor Walmart without getting robbed at gunpoint and kidnapped these days. [FOX41]

North End Cafe has finally opened its Highlands restaurant in the old Club Grotto location on Bardstown Road. [Consuming Louisville]

Robert White’s going away party brought out plenty of memories and emotion. All of the people there were holding back their true feelings, though. All you have to do is look to the rank and file of LMPD to find out how people feel about the man. [WAVE3]

Kentucky is among the ten least health states in the country. Which obviously comes as no shock to anyone living in the Commonwealth. [Business First]

This crazy guy downtown has given new meaning to beating a dead… er… fiberglass horse. [WHAS11]

It’s a real shame Louisville doesn’t have a light rail plan that could bring the city into at least the 20th Century. Here’s a look at what could have been. [Broken Sidewalk]

Now Greater Clark County Schools are on the hunt for a new superintendent. Maybe this time they’ll find someone who isn’t overpaid and all hype. [WLKY]

Kentucky really does need to consider a tax-free weekend each year for school and educational-related purchases. It’d be a boon for Kentucky businesses and a much-needed bit of relief for the average taxpayer. [Page One]

Kentucky State Parks offer tons of New Year’s Eve fun and you should make note of what’s available in your own back yard. [Page One]

Congressman John Yarmuth’s press secretary, Trey Pollard, is leaving the job on Thursday to become the deputy press secretary for the Sierra Club. Stephen George becomes the new spokesperson. [Press Releases]

Ishmon Burks was named interim chief of police yesterday. [Press Release]

The editorial board wants you to call 311 if you know anything about the missing scales of justice. We want you to call 311 if you find Greg Fischer’s balls. [C-J/AKN]

Sexytime Herman Cain’s sexytime lady is sharing creepy new details about their creepy sexytimes. To think this all started in Louisville. [HuffPo]

Really? A rally is being held for Stephen Daeschner in Southern Indiana? What kind of jacked up are people in Indiana to believe the man is worth the mountain of cash they’re paying him? Wow. [FOX41]

Seriously – this is the equivalent of Sheldon Berman conning people into rallying for him. It’s the funniest thing we’ve seen in weeks. [WLKY]

Greater Louisville Inc.’s president and CEO, Joe Reagan, is a finalist for a similar job in St. Louis. Will GLI change and actually serve small business? Don’t hold your breath. [Business First]

Do you feel safe with MSD protecting you from the raging floods? [WAVE3]

Just a reminder that five pedestrians and cyclists were killed and one badly injured on Louisville streets in just ten days. [Broken Sidewalk]

Something tells us it’s not a happy week at Masterson’s now that 60 people who ate their food got violently ill. [WHAS11]

Could MSD corruption bankrupt Louisville? Probably not likely but you should definitely see what we’ve uncovered. [The 'Ville Voice]

Will Greg Fischer’s second “virtual town hall” on the Twitter and Fakebook be as much of a failure as his first? How quickly people forget. [WFPL]

Lexington is unhappy, to say the least, about a potential move of mail processing to Louisville. [H-L]

Yes, that’s right, Sexytime Herman Cain’s latest alleged shenanigans started in Louisville. A little too close to home for the crazy, folks. [Faux News]

Lots of misinformation is being spread about a proposed meth registry and Brent Yonts is making sure you don’t get snowed. [Page One]

Louisville: When are we going to get our shiz together and stop allowing young people to kill each other? [FOX41]

The only Queenie’s we know is the former Queenie’s Pizza on South Fourth Street. Which is now Windy City? Queenie’s was way more gay, for obvious reasons. [Consuming Louisville]

Kerry Johnson finally got indicted for stealing $100,000+ from the University of Louisville. This is, what, the millionth time this has happened at UofL and Jim Ramsey still hasn’t been held responsible? [WAVE3]

John Veitch finally got canned for failing to handle the Life at Ten situation better. Funny how that works. No one would have cared if animal advocates hadn’t raised concern. [Business First]

Will this finally be the end of busing? Teddy Gordon filed a motion with the Kentucky Supreme Court not to hear Jefferson County Public Schools’ objection to a recent appeal. [WHAS11]

John Schnatter is apparently now a “Hometown Hero” and his face will be gigantic and plastered on the side of a building downtown. [WLKY & Louisville Heroes]

Greg Fischer’s Metro Animal Services is a literal disaster. BOTH Gilles Meloch and Wayne Zelinsky were more open than these folks. Even the crazy dog show people will back me up on that front. But you’ll never get that sense from the mainstream that LMAS is a big deal and the issues will be completely ignored when the time for re-election nears. [The 'Ville Voice]